Shawcroft, James, Private, 118949, 3rd Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Born Old Whittington, Derbyshire
Enlisted Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Resided Old Whittington, Derbyshire
Died 8th August 1918

Aged 19
Son of John and Hannah Shawcroft, of 223, Church St., Old Whittington.
Buried in Whittington (St. Bartholomew) Churchyard, Derbyshire, NE 5, 13

1911 Census:
James Shawcroft was 11 years old, and he was still at school. Residing at 131, Church Street, Old Whittington, he was the son of John Shawcroft, a coal miner, and Hannah Shawcroft.

Service record:
Resided 223, Church Street, Old Whittington
Employed as a clipper-on and coal miner
Enlisted 28th October 1916